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Thursday, October 3, 2013 X Volume 26 No. 79
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Son who killed dad gets at least 12 years By Tim Petruk STAFF REPORTER
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A Kamloops man who killed his father last year after being denied $20 will spend at least 12 years in jail before becoming eligible for parole. Jaipreet Singh Toor was sentenced in B.C. Supreme Court on Wednesday, Oct. 2, after pleading guilty last month to second-degree murder. On March 20, 2012, the 46-yearold stabbed his father, Harsewak Singh Toor, 31 times in the chest during an argument over $20 at the family’s Brocklehurst home. Court heard the younger Toor had borrowed $10 from his 79-year-old father earlier in the day — money he spent on two cans of beer at a North Shore liquor store. He then returned to his father, asking for another $20. When his father said no, the younger Toor went to another room in the house and grabbed a knife before once again confronting his father. The elder Toor again refused his son’s demand, at which point he was stabbed numerous times. The struggle spilled out into the family’s front yard, where Jaipreet Toor
eventually left his father’s dead body with a knife sticking out of his chest. Toor then called 911 and confessed first to dispatchers and then to police that he killed his father. A second-degree murder conviction in Canada carries with it a mandatory life sentence, but it is up to the judge to decide how long the offender must wait before becoming eligible for parole. The Crown had been seeking a term of 12 to 14 years, while Toor asked for the 10-year minimum. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Sheri Donegan said she was motivated to hand down a term longer than the minimum because of the nature of the offence. “Mr. Toor viciously attacked his elderly father,” she said. “Pent-up frustration erupted in an explosion of violence.” Donegan also noted Toor was still on probation at the time of the murder for an assault on his father in 2011. Prior to the killing, Toor had a brief criminal record, including the assault conviction and a few alcohol-related incidents. He was also convicted of assault last month after an incident involving a corrections officer at Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre.
Will you Run for the Cure on Sunday? The annual CIBC Run for the Cure in Kamloops will take place this weekend. The run will be held on Sunday, Oct. 6, starting at the Rotary Bandshell in Riverside Park. Opening ceremonies are at 10 a.m. The first run in Kamloops was in 1997 and, since then, it has
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stays in the region to be used in prevention, early detection, research, treatment and support. • To register, volunteer or donate, go online to runforthecure. com. For more information on the Kamloops run, email run director Starr Webb at swebb@ cbcfrun.org.
ON BOARD WITH HEROES Lance Cpl. Gary Wilson of Australia was among those riding the Rocky Mountaineer’s Life Changing Train for Heroes, which pulled into Kamloops on Tuesday, Oct. 1. The Train for Heroes honours those who have made a significant impact on the lives of others. This year’s journey saw the Rocky Mountaineer partner with organizations that support wounded soldiers and veterans. On board were five soldiers or veterans and their families, including Wilson, who was seriously injured in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan in 2010. The crash killed three of Wilson’s fellow soldiers and left him in a coma for almost three months. Wilson had to again learn to walk, eat, talk and use the left side of his body. In April 2011, Wilson married his fiancee, Renee. He is now being supported by the Soldier On organization. For more information on the Train for Heroes, go online to rockymountaineer.com/heroes. To see more photos, go online to kamloopsthisweek.com. Allen Douglas/KTW
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